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How Europe's 'breakthrough' privacy law takes on Facebook and Google

DespitethepoliticaltheatreofMarkZuckerberg’scongressionalinterrogationslastweek,Facebook’sbusinessmodelisn’tatanyrealriskfromregulatorsintheUS.InEurope,however,

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Zuckerberg under pressure to face EU lawmakers over data scandal

Facebook’sCEOMarkZuckerbergcameunderpressurefromEUlawmakersonWednesdaytogotoEuropeandshedlightonthedatabreachinvolvingCambridgeAnalyticathataffectednearlythreem

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Facebook says users must accept targeted ads even under new EU law

FacebookInc(FB.O)saidonTuesdayitwouldcontinuerequiringpeopletoaccepttargetedadsasaconditionofusingitsservice,astancethatmayhelpkeepitsbusinessmodellargelyintact

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Indonesian parliament grills Facebook over nat’l user data leak

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,April17(APD)—IndonesianlawmakersgrilledFacebookexecutivesonTuesdayoverthedataleakofmorethan1millionIndonesianuserstoaBritain-basedpol

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Facebook facial recognition faces class-action suit

Facebookmustfaceaclassactionlawsuitoveritsuseoffacialrecognitiontechnology,aCaliforniajudgehasruled.ThelawsuitallegesthatFacebookgatheredbiometricinformationwit

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BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares

Thebiggeststock-pickingfundatBlackRockIncraiseditsbetonFacebookIncinMarch,asourcefamiliarwiththemattersaid,makingthesocialmediacompanyatop10equityholdingandappa

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Will the US tighten up ante platform control after Facebook scandal?

Aftera“refreshingandhonest”performanceinatwo-dayCongresstestimonyovertheprivacybreachscandal,FacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergwasaskedtodeepen“self-regulation”effor

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Facebook takes out ads to tout new EU data protection law

Facebooktookoutfull-pageadsinEuropeannewspapersMondaytotrumpettoughnewEUlegislationthatpromises"moredataprotectionforyou",asthecompanyseekstowinbacktrustfollowi

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Facebook confirms it collects data beyond users

Facebook,embattledinascandaloverthemishandlingofuserdata,confirmedMondaythatitalsocollectedinformationfrompeoplebeyondtheirsocialnetworkuse.Duringheatedhearings

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Facebook confirms it collects data beyond social network users

Facebook,embattledinascandaloverthemishandlingofuserdata,confirmedMondaythatitalsocollectedinformationfrompeoplebeyondtheirsocialnetworkuse.Duringheatedhearings

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Facebook 'too slow to deal with hack', says singer

AmusicianwhoseFacebookaccountwashijackedhasurgedthecompanytomakeiteasierforpeopletorecovercontroloftheirsocialmediapages.CountryandgospelsingerPhilippaHannasaid

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Facebook could easily make privacy the default. It still hasn’t.

WhileFacebookchairmanandchiefexecutiveMarkZuckerbergwasboastingtoCongressonTuesdayandWednesdayabouthowmuchhisnetworkisdoingtoprotectprivacyforitsbillionsofusers

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Infographic: Developments in the Facebook data scandal

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg’stwo-daytestimonyinfrontofUScongressionalleadersdrewtheworld’sattentiononTuesdayandWednesday.Duringthenearly10hoursofquestioning,Zucke

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How Facebook ads target you

IfyouwanttotailoraFacebookadtoasingleuseroutofitsuniverseof2.2billion,youcould.Tryingtopitchyourboutiquebedandbreakfasttoa44-year-old“trendymom”wholivesinSeattl

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After Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Experts Get to Say ‘I Told You So’

DocSearlsmetwithagroupoffellowinternetprivacyexpertsonerecentafternoonhereattheComputerHistoryMuseum.Onawhiteboardwerethewords“OUTRAGE”and“MAKEHAY”—capitalized,

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EU urges Facebook to 'cooperate fully' in data scandal

TheEuropeanCommissiononThursdaycalledonFacebookto"cooperatefully"withinvestigatorsintothescandalovertheharvestingofpersonaldataofmillionsofuserswhichwerethensha

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Instagram to allow users to download their data

FacebookInc'sInstagramwillsoonallowitsuserstodownloadacopyofallthecontenttheyhaveuploadedonthephoto-sharingplatform,aspokesmansaidonWednesday.Thedisclosurecomes